Judge Jennifer Schiffer Archives - Page 3 of 6

Judge Finds Attempted Murder Convict Guilty of Violating Probation

Details On Nov. 4, a convicted attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation for a 2012 shooting incident . Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Opening Arguments Underway in 2018 Francis Street Homicide

Details On Nov. 7, the trial for a Baltimore man charged with murder began with opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Damien Woods, 35, is charged with... Read More

Man Convicted of Shooting Ex after Argument Sentenced to 50 Years

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge sentenced 24-year-old Carroll Carter to 50 years incarceration on Nov. 4 for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend. Carter was previously found guilty of attempted second-degree... Read More

19-Year-Old Defendant Receives Five-Year Sentence for Attempted Murder During Family Dispute

Details On Nov. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer upheld a sentence for a defendant convicted of shooting a family member during a dispute on Thanksgiving of 2021. Andrew Abiola,... Read More

Victim’s Family Voices Anger While Defense Counsel Argues for Lower Sentence

Details On Oct. 5, a convicted homicide defendant was sentenced to a total of 123 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Damien Mickens, 19, was... Read More

‘I Don’t Think My Actions Were Wrong,’ a Convicted Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Tells A Judge During Sentencing

Details On Oct. 5, a 43-year-old Baltimore resident convicted of the non-fatal shooting of a maintenance worker was given a sentence of 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Convicted Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 5, a 37-year-old Baltimore man convicted of attempted murder had his sentencing postponed as requested by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Reginald... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Outside Beauty Salon Takes 25-Year Plea Offer

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced Aubrey Lang to 25 years in prison, the first five years without parole, for attempted murder on Oct. 4 when the 36-year-old defendant... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for February 2023

Details On Oct. 3, a Baltimore man had his homicide trial scheduled for February 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Ronnie Harris Jr rejected a plea of... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Ex’s Attempted Murder after Shooting Her in Neck

Details A 24-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on Sept. 20 after shooting his ex-girlfriend during an argument in 2019. Following a two-day trial, the jury returned... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Counsel Requests Courtroom Ahead of Expected Plea

Details On Sept. 19, a homicide defendant’s defense counsel Linda Zeit requested a courtroom to discuss her client’s plea as opposed to over the phone before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Man Accused of ‘Shooting Spree’ Takes Plea After Trial Begins

Details Inside a chilly Baltimore City courtroom on Sept. 16, Tristian Morgan sat hunched over before a jury of his peers as he watched a prosecutor play gas station surveillance footage that she... Read More

19-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Acquitted of All Charges After Retrial

Details After less than a day of jury deliberation, Tracy Allen Jones was found not guilty of fatally shooting 21-year-old Davron Dorsey outside the EZ-Shop Grocery store in June 2019. A... Read More

19-Year-Old Murder Defendant’s Counsel Questions Police Procedure

Details On Sept. 9, during the second murder trial for a 19-year-old defendant, his defense counsel questioned the Baltimore Police Department’s procedure in collecting evidence and identifying suspects. Tracy Allen Jones,... Read More

19-Year-Old’s Retrial Begins for 2019 Fatal Shooting

Details Homicide defendant Tracy Jones returned to Baltimore City Circuit Court for his retrial on Sept. 8, nearly 10 months after his mistrial in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Davron Dorsey.... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial Postponed

Details Two homicide co-defendants had their trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more evidence on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darell Parker and William Holloman, both... Read More

Man Convicted of Murder 2 Decades Ago Has Latest Murder Trial Scheduled for 2023

Details A 37-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea of life without parole on Aug. 22, setting in motion his trial in January 2023. Harry Cokley is charged with first-degree murder and... Read More

Murder Defendant Almost Acquitted on All Charges

Details Jurors returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges except wearing and transporting a handgun in a decision heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on... Read More

Closing Arguments Win Approval from Judge

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer took a moment on Aug. 19 to speak to the attorneys in the Vincent Harris trial and praise them for what she... Read More

Victim’s Blood Found on Gun Recovered from Defendant

Details Testimony continued in Vincent Harris‘ murder trial after a lunch recess Aug. 18, with the jurors hearing about forensic evidence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. The... Read More

Alleged Killer Lingered Near Crime Scene After Fatal Shooting, Detective Testifies

Details A Baltimore Police detective walked back and forth before a jury on Aug. 18, holding for display a semi-automatic Glock handgun with a brown handle—a weapon that was allegedly used... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Dropping Charges to Assault

Details Attempted murder defendant, Brandon Price, has accepted a plea of five years with three years probation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer on Aug. 2 Price, 32, was originally... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Guilty of First-Degree Assault

Details Attempted murder defendant, Tionn Casey was found guilty on July 18 of first-degree assault for shooting an apartment maintenance worker three times. Casey, 42, was convicted of first-degree assault, use... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes the Stand During Last Day of Trial

Details An attempted murder defendant took the stand on July 15 during an ongoing trial to tell his version of the incident that nearly killed an apartment maintenance worker before Baltimore... Read More